Chain transfer agent for addition mass polymerization of polycycloolefinic monomers
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Patents(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2017-09-26
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Abstract
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 140,514, filed Mar. 31, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to use of certain chain transfer agents to control molecular weight of addition mass polymerization of certain polycycloolefinic monomers. More specifically, the present invention relates to use of a series of substituted bicycloalkenes as chain transfer agents in the addition mass polymerization of a series of functionalized norbornene-type monomers. This invention also relates to compositions containing bicycloalkenes as chain transfer agents in forming “in mold” polycycloolefinic polymers by addition mass polymerization.
[0004] Description of the Art
[0005] Cyclic olefin polymers, such as polynorbornenes (PNBs), are widely used in a variety of electronic, optoelectronic and other applicatio...